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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Subatoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Villeneuve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Subatoi comes to the cage accompanied by Like A Surgeon By Weird Al Yankovic. Julian Subatoi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 cm
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153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Subatoi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Villeneuve! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Subatoi is looking to clinch but Villeneuve is avoiding it.
Subatoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Villeneuve. Villeneuve jabs Subatoi right on the nose. Subatoi blinks but takes it well. Villeneuve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Villeneuve unloads a knee to the mid-section. Subatoi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Villeneuve trying to land knees to the body.
Subatoi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Villeneuve avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Villeneuve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Julian Subatoi has been cut. Subatoi is breathing heavily. Villeneuve lands an elbow inside. Villeneuve tries to land knees in the clinch but Subatoi avoids the damage to the body. Subatoi jumps guard but Villeneuve stands there with Subatoi around his waist. Subatoi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Villeneuve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villeneuve tries a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks it.
Subatoi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Subatoi drags the fight down to the ground.
Villeneuve decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Subatoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Subatoi swats away the attempt to clinch by Villeneuve. The fight stays on the outside here - Villeneuve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Villeneuve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Villeneuve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Subatoi, pushing him back against the cage. Villeneuve lands an elbow that stopped Subatoi in his tracks for a moment. Villeneuve misses with a knee strike.
Villeneuve slowing the pace effectively. Villeneuve looking to throw knees to the head but Subatoi is blocking nicely.
Villeneuve tries to land knees in the clinch but Subatoi avoids the damage to the body. Villeneuve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Julian Subatoi's cut is getting worse. Villeneuve trying to land knees to the body.
Villeneuve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Subatoi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villeneuve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Villeneuve misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Villeneuve.
Villeneuve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villeneuve lands a nice elbow. Villeneuve's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Villeneuve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Subatoi looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Subatoi. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Villeneuve tries to land knees in the clinch but Subatoi avoids the damage to the body. Subatoi managing to block the knees to the body from Villeneuve.
Villeneuve stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Villeneuve misses with a knee strike.
Subatoi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villeneuve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villeneuve lands an elbow just above Subatoi 's eye. Subatoi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Villeneuve misses with an elbow over the top. Villeneuve tries to land knees in the clinch but Subatoi avoids the damage to the body. Villeneuve throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks with his arms.
Villeneuve lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Villeneuve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villeneuve trying to land knees to the body.
Villeneuve misses with a knee strike.
Villeneuve trying to stall but Subatoi improves his position.
Subatoi fails to pull guard.
Subatoi takes an elbow to the temple. Villeneuve has Subatoi pressed against the cage.
Villeneuve trying to stall but Subatoi improves his position.
Villeneuve missing with knees to the body.
Subatoi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Villeneuve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Subatoi avoids the elbow strike from Villeneuve, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Villeneuve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subatoi.
Villeneuve looking to throw knees to the head but Subatoi is blocking nicely.
Subatoi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Villeneuve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Subatoi pulls guard successfully.
Subatoi has a closed guard, preventing Villeneuve from standing up. Villeneuve stands up from guard. Let's bang! Villeneuve clinches up against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Villeneuve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Subatoi blocks it with crossed arms. Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks with his arms.
Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks with his arms.
Villeneuve is struggling to control the position. Villeneuve is pressed up against the cage. Subatoi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Villeneuve down to the mat. Villeneuve avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Villeneuve dominated that round. The cut man is working on Julian Subatoi's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Villeneuve drives through and clinches with Subatoi against the cage.
Villeneuve leaning against his opponent.
Subatoi fails to pull guard.
Villeneuve stalling.
Villeneuve looking to throw knees to the head but Subatoi is blocking nicely.
Subatoi managing to block the knees to the body from Villeneuve.
Villeneuve lands a knee to the head.
Subatoi goes for a takedown attempt but Villeneuve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Villeneuve closes the distance and clinches. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Subatoi avoids a wild elbow strike from Villeneuve. Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks with his arms.
Subatoi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Villeneuve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Subatoi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Subatoi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Villeneuve walks away with a smile on his face. Subatoi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Subatoi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Villeneuve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Subatoi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Subatoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Subatoi fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Villeneuve tries to close the distance and clinch but Subatoi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Villeneuve moves into the clinch. Subatoi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Villeneuve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subatoi jumps guard but Villeneuve stands there with Subatoi around his waist. Subatoi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Villeneuve trying to land knees to the body.
Villeneuve prevents the takedown attempt.
Villeneuve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villeneuve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. A knee to the head by Villeneuve.
Villeneuve landing knees to the body.
Subatoi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Villeneuve smiles and moves away.
Subatoi wants to clinch but Villeneuve slips to the side and Villeneuve counters with a two punch combo. Subatoi gets the takedown into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Subatoi trying to control the action but Villeneuve is working from the bottom. Villeneuve is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Villeneuve is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Subatoi has his takedown stuffed and Villeneuve counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Subatoi looking for a guillotine here but Villeneuve defends easily.
Villeneuve trying to stand up but can't free himself from Subatoi's guard. Subatoi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Villeneuve decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Villeneuve circles away from the clinch attempt and Villeneuve holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Subatoi looking for a takedown. Villeneuve misses with an elbow strike.
Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subatoi managing to block the knees to the body from Villeneuve.
Villeneuve wants to stall.
Villeneuve tries a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks it.
Subatoi blocks an elbow strike from Villeneuve.
Subatoi blocks an elbow strike from Villeneuve.
Villeneuve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villeneuve tries a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks it.
Villeneuve misses with a knee strike.
Villeneuve missing with knees to the body.
Subatoi tries to score a body lock takedown but Villeneuve shows good agility there to stay on his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Villeneuve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Julian Subatoi's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Villeneuve. That's going to slow Subatoi down. Subatoi has his takedown stuffed and Villeneuve counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Villeneuve tries to stand and escape but Subatoi is controlling the position. Villeneuve gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Villeneuve looks to clinch and Subatoi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Villeneuve wants to get back to his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Subatoi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villeneuve does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Subatoi stops Villeneuve from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Subatoi tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Villeneuve counters by moving into the clinch. Villeneuve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villeneuve tries to land knees in the clinch but Subatoi avoids the damage to the body. Villeneuve tries a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks it.
Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Villeneuve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Subatoi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Subatoi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Villeneuve tries to stand but Subatoi is controlling from the bottom. Subatoi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Villeneuve gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Villeneuve decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Subatoi tries to clinch and Villeneuve counters by moving into the clinch. Knees to the body from Villeneuve.
Villeneuve tries a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks it.
Villeneuve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Subatoi blocks it with crossed arms. Villeneuve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Subatoi's face.
Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but Subatoi blocks with his arms.
Villeneuve controlling the action here for a moment.
Villeneuve lands a nice knee to the body. Villeneuve pushes off an throws an elbow but Subatoi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Villeneuve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Subatoi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Subatoi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Villeneuve pulls his leg out and moves away.
Villeneuve instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Subatoi is working for takedown but Villeneuve is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Subatoi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Subatoi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villeneuve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villeneuve creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Villeneuve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subatoi.
Villeneuve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Villeneuve. Subatoi avoiding damage as Villeneuve throws knees to the body.
Subatoi tries to pull guard but Villeneuve holds him up against the cage and eventually Subatoi drops back down to his feet.
Julian Subatoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Villeneuve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villeneuve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Subatoi blocks it with crossed arms. Villeneuve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villeneuve lands a nice knee to the body. Subatoi takes an elbow to the temple. Subatoi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Villeneuve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Villeneuve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Subatoi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Villeneuve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subatoi drags the fight down to the ground.
Villeneuve gets to his feet - Subatoi follows without any prompting. Subatoi has his takedown stuffed and Villeneuve counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Villeneuve tries to stand but his arm is trapped. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Subatoi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Villeneuve prevents Subatoi from improving his position. Jesse Villeneuve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Villeneuve stands up and beckons Subatoi to join him on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Jesse Villeneuve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Villeneuve has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Villeneuve!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
60% |
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